Prep Soccer: East, Ledford qualify for playoffs

High school soccer playoffs begin today with East Davidson and Ledford making the field in their respective classifications.
At the 2-A level, the Golden Eagles have earned a first round playoff game. Thanks to a 2-1 victory in a seeding game against Salisbury last week, East finished second in the Central Carolina Conference. At 10-6-1, they will entertain Wilkes Central (12-7), the third seed out of the Mountain Valley Conference.
In 3-A, the Panthers (8-8-3) started strong but wound up finishing fourth in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. They will have a difficult opponent in the first round as they make the trip to Union Pines (16-1-2) for a tough matchup. Union Pines is the champion out of the Cape Fear Conference.